The Rise of Early Rome: Transportation Networks and Domination in Central Italy, 1050-500 BC

ISBN-13: 9781316516805 / Angielski

Francesca Fulminante

Opis

The favouring position of Rome within the Etruscan and Latin transportation network (1000-500 BC), quantified with a novel network science approach, contributes to explain the rise of Rome, which is at the origin of our Western civilization.

Spis treści

1. The ancient city: still a debated topic; 2. Transportation infrastructure: a new approach to interactions; 3. Data and methodology; 4. Network analysis centrality indexes; 5. Network analysis efficiency indexes; 6. Multi-scale analysis based on least-cost-paths; 7. Modelling; Conclusions; Appendix 1. Explanations for Efficacy Measures in Chapter 5; Appendix 2. Modelling from Chapter 7 step-by-step.